These 75 Stunning Hairstyles Will Give You Instant Volume

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Written by Rachel Miller

Updated: April 23, 2024

Are you tired of thin hair that falls flat? Do you want fuller, thicker-looking hair? You’ve come to the right place!

From sleek bobs to layered pixies, long, luscious locks to short, cropped styles (and everything in between). We’ve got all the ideas to help you take your thin hair from stagnant to sunning! Let’s jump in!

#1. Sleek Pixie Cut with Side-swept Bangs

Sleek Pixie Cut with Side swept Bangs

The sleek pixie cut with side-swept bangs is a simply-style look that offers thin hair all kinds of style. Smooth side-swept bangs soften the typically edgy pixie look and highlight the features of all face shapes, making it perfectly versatile.

#2. Feathered Pixie with Textured Top

Feathered Pixie with Textured Top

Give your thin hair definition and volume with a feathered pixie finished with a textured top. This style keeps the bold and distinguished look of the classic pixie cut softened by the feathered layers and textured top that also help make your hair look fuller and thicker.

#3. Soft Layered Pixie Bob

Soft Layered Pixie Bob

The soft layered pixie bob is a 2-in-1 hairstyle that blends the sohpistication of a bob with the striking boldness of a pixie cut. A soft-layered pixie bob is perfect for thin hair, with the layers bringing body and volume while offering a sleek, sophisticated style.

#4. Asymmetrical Short Pixie Cut

Asymmetrical Short Pixie Cut

For all things avante-garde, look no further than the asymmetrical short pixie cut. This artistic style hairstyle brings a powerful modern flair to your look with uneven edges, chunky layers, and an undercut that gives thin hair a much-needed lift.

#5. Curly Pixie with Undercut

Curly Pixie with Undercut

A short haircut like a pixie with an undercut is the perfect way to enhance your natural curls and boost volume, all in one short and simple haircut. The undercut shines a spotlight on the voluminous layers on the top, making your thin curls an absolute show-stopper.

#6. Tousled Bob with Side Part

Tousled Bob with Side Part

A tousled bob with a side part gives thin hair a casual yet captivating look that supercharges flat, thinning hair. The messy waves intensify the This hairstyle is perfect for adding full volume to thin hair, with its messy waves creating a beautifully textured appearance that boosts the movement in flat, thinning hair. 

#7. Classic Shoulder Length Cut with Soft Layers

Classic Shoulder Length Cut with Soft Layers

The timelessly trendy shoulder-length cut with soft layers is perfect for keeping some length while giving thin hair all the volume of thick hair. Soft layers add volume to your roots, complemented by full-bodied movement, making your thin hair look thicker, fuller, and more fabulous.

#8. Razor Cut Bob with Fringe

Razor Cut Bob with Fringe

The classic bob cut gets another feature-framing facelift with razor-cut ends for that extra something. Razor cuts add a more edgy and textured look that gives thin hair more dimension, while the cheeky fringe bangs frame all the right facial features, namely your eyes and cheekbones.

#9. Angled Undercut Bob

Angled Undercut Bob hairstyle

Nothing says bold and contemporary like an angled undercut bob. This stellar style features sharp angles and an undercut to create a striking shape, while the bob cut brings that classic crown volume.

#10. Sassy Side-Swept Pixie Cut

Sassy Side Swept Pixie Cut

Are you looking to add some attitude to your aesthetic? Try a sassy side-swept pixie cut. This sleek style is perfect for thin hair, requiring minimal volume, and styling is super simple. Plus, the side-swept bangs add a cheeky charm that spices up any look.

#11. Wispy Lob with Light Layering

Wispy Lob with Light Layering

If you love your luscious, long locks but are tired of teasing for volume, the wispy lob with light layering is your new perfect haircut! The lob cut’s light layering gives the longer lob some oomph and movement. Wispy ends finish the look, giving the whole style a perfectly stylish yet casual vibe.

#12. Short Layered Cut with Voluminous Crown

Short Layered Cut with Voluminous Crown

For a haircut that only gives you texture and volume where you need it, you need a short layered cut with a voluminous crown. This cut amplifies thin hair, thanks to careful strategic layering for a full-bodied, fabulous look you can style in mintues. 

#13. Mid-Length Cut with Gradual Layers

Mid Length Cut with Gradual Layers

A mid-length cut with gradual layers gives you a balanced, elegant style. Gradual layers give thin hair lots of definition and body without going too short. Plus, this style is totally, meaning that it looks great on any hair texture and flatters all face shapes.

#14. Textured Lob with Side Bangs

Textured Lob with Side Bangs

Bring some movement and volume to your thin hair with a textured lob, enhanced with snappy side bangs. The side bangs frame all the right facial features, while the textured lob gives things a zesty edge, reviving thin hair.

#15. Sleek Angled Bob with Side Part

Sleek Angled Bob with Side Part

The sleek, side-parted angled bob gives all hair textures a sophisticated, polished look. But, really, no hair texture does sleek better than thin hair. Capture that, and build on it, with the sharp-angled lines to create an elegant, eye-catching aesthetic (that’s also easy to style). 

#16. Deep Side-Parted Lob with Beach Waves

Beach Waves Lob with Deep Side Part

A deep side-parted lob is an ideal hairstyle for thin hair if you want glam and volume. You can upgrade that with summery beach waves that give your hair even more definition and movement while creating a more relaxed kind of glam for your everyday look.

#17. Rounded Bob with Feathered Layers

Rounded Bob with Feathered Layers

For a softer, feminine vibe, there’s nothing better than the rounded bob with feathered layers. This look has just enough volume and movement to boost thin hair while keeping an effortlessly polished look you can style in seconds.

#18. Long Layered Cut with Curtain Bangs

Long Layered Cut with Curtain Bangs

Not willing to sacrifice your long hair for volume? You don’t have to! A long layered cut with curtain bangs is just the thing to get volume, body, and face-framing layers, all in one timeless style. The layers lighten up your hair, giving it more volume and texture, while the curtain bangs frame your most important facial features and bring a classic 70s vibe to the whole look. 

#19. Wavy Mid-Length Cut with Minimal Layers

Wavy Mid Length Cut with Minimal Layers

The wavy mid-length cut with minimal layers is a classic way to capture a lovely laid-back style. Subtle layers add full-bodied volume to thin hair, enhanced by soft, romantic waves for even more movement.

#20. Soft Shag with Subtle Waves

Soft Shag with Subtle Waves

The shag haircut is famous for giving thin hair all of the volume it needs with a super-stylish edge. You can get a lower-key look with a softer shag and subtle waves for that extra relaxed vibe (and added movement).

#21. Classic Bob with Modern Twist

Classic Bob with Modern Twist

A classic bob with a modern twist gives your look class with a contemporary edge. The twist? Clean lines with subtle layers for a fuller look. This is the perfect chic hairstyle for thin hair if you want something sophisticated and timeless but has just a little bit more.

#22. Playful Pixie with Spiky Top

Playful Pixie with Spiky Top

Make your thin hair pack a punch with something playful, like a pixie cut with a spiky top layer. This style adds tons of volume to thin hair, with the spiky top creating a dynamic and defined finish. It’s the perfect compromise between a high-impact and low-maintenance style.

#23. Flowy Mid Length Shag with Bangs

Flowy Mid Length Shag with Bangs

There’s beauty in chaos. And you’ll definitely see it in the flowy mid-length shag with bangs. This style is packed with shaggy layers to create maximum volume and windswept movement, flawlessly finished with cute wispy bangs.

#24. Jaw Length Blunt Bob

Jaw Length Blunt Bob

A jaw-length blunt bob is the quintessential clean and classic look. The blunt cut gives thin hair the illusion of being thicker and fuller while maintaining that sleek, smooth elegance. But the length is what makes this look iconic, highlighting your jawline and cheekbones effortlessly.

#25. Choppy Pixie Bob with Tapered Nape

Choppy Pixie Bob with Tapered Nape

The choppy pixie bob is another highly popular hybrid hairstyle designed just for thin hair. This modern, edgy style blends the best of two iconic cuts with added flair, courtesy of the tapered nape. The tapered nape creates a blank base, letting the textured choppy layers give you show-stealing volume.

#26. Elegant Bob with Soft End Curls

Elegant Bob with Soft End Curls

Soft end-curls introduce a much more romantic vibe to the iconic elegant bob. Perfectly suited for thin hair, this style adds volume and body from root to tip, while the bob length keeps the whole look simple.

#27. Casual Wavy Lob with Fringe

Casual Wavy Lob with Fringe

Are you looking for a laid-back style to boost your thin hair? Try a casual wavy lob with fringe. Casual yet captivating waves add height and movement to thin hair, with the face-framing fringe as the chic cherry-on-top. Plus, this hairstyle is super easy to manage for your everyday look.

#28. Sleek Precision-Cut Inverted Bob

Sleek Inverted Bob with Precision Cut

Contemporary, captivating, and confident. Three words to describe the sleek precision-cut inverted bob. The inverted shape creates volume and fullness at the back, coming down to precision cuts that give a clean, refined finish. Altogether, this style gives your hair everything it needs to match your sophisticated aesthetic.

#29. Bohemian Long Layered Cut

Bohemian Long Layered Cut

The Bohemian aesthetic is all about being a free spirit with a natural, laid-back vibe. Bring that to your hair with a Bohemian long-layered cut. This allows you to create a soft, flowy aesthetic from the long layers. Plus, this look works on any hair texture, from pin-straight to tightly wound curls. 

#30. Voluminous Shaggy Bob with Bangs

Voluminous Shaggy Bob with Bangs

Put some va-va-voom into your look with a bold and playful voluminous shaggy bob, complete with playful bangs for some playful charm. Texturized shaggy layers lift and awaken flat, thin hair. Then, the bangs add a charming and trendy finishing touch.

#31. Layered Pixie with Edgy Fringe

Layered Pixie with Edgy Fringe

Take your thin hair to the top with a layered pixie, finished with an edgy fringe bang. This hot take on the fan-favorite pixie cut is the perfect way to get maximum body and volume with minimal effort. This cut exudes confidence, just like a good pixie cut should, but we really love its wake-up-and-go styling simplicity.

#32. Mid-Length Cut with Swooping Layers

Mid Length Cut with Swooping Layers

Swooping layers give the modest mid-length cut a revamp for a refined, uplifted look. The layers flawlessly frame your face, adding volume to thin hair without going overboard with texture. Plus, this style is suitable for curly, wavy, or straight hair, and looks good in any color.

#33. Short Asymmetrical Bob with Razor Ends

Short Asymmetrical Bob with Razor Ends

A short asymmetrical bob with razor ends is the style for a daring, dynamic, look that turns heads. This hairstyle features asymmetry and razor-cut ends to create a striking shape while adding texture and body to thin hair.

#34. Soft Feathered Bob with Side Bangs

Soft Feathered Bob with Side Bangs

If light and airy is your look, you’ve got to go for a style like a soft feathered bob with side bangs to give your thin hair some life without anything too bold or clean-cut. Feathering adds soft texture and movement to the layers, boosting your bland thin hair. Then, the side bangs come in to frame your face and seamlessly blend into the rest of the look.

#35. Long Pixie with Tapered Sides

Long Pixie with Tapered Sides

For a style that shouts all things trendy and chic, there’s nothing better than a long pixie with tapered sides. More than just for style, the contrast this haircut features is mainly for the illusion of more height on top, where you have sleek, long layers that bring all of that feminine energy with an edgy twist. 

#36. Breezy Shoulder Length Cut with Beachy Waves

Breezy Shoulder Length Cut with Beachy Waves

A breezy shoulder-length cut with beachy waves is the perfect hairstyle if you have thin hair but want a relaxed, refreshed look. The beachy waves give your thin hair all the volume and texture of a beach babe in the salty air. Plus, the shoulder cut also looks great as a sleek straight, making this look totally versatile.

#37. Textured Undercut Bob with Side Swept Bangs

Textured Undercut Bob with Side Swept Bangs

Nothing says cheeky like a bob. But if you want to take that to the next level, try it with a textured undercut and side-swept bangs for an extra modern, punchy look. The undercut leaves room for the sleek layers to look more voluminous while holding all the fabulousness of the famous bob style. Then, the side-swept bangs swoop in to add that final touch of cheeky charm.

#38. Razor Cut Shag with Feathered Layers

Razor Cut Shag with Feathered Layers

Everyone loves a retro look like a 70s shag. It’s one of the best hairstyles for thin hair. That’s probably why the shag is still popular after all these years. Thin hair gets electrified by feathered, razor-cut layers for that flawlessly textured look you’ll never get tired of.

#39. Smooth Chin-Length Bob with Rounded Fringe

Smooth Chin Length Bob with Rounded Fringe

A smooth chin-length bob with rounded fringe is the ultimate classy girl cut. This is another haircut for thin hair, beloved for decades, and for good reason. The stylish smooth cut keeps things sleek, as the rounded fringe brings some girlish charm. The shape is also particularly flattering for your cheekbones and jawline.

#40. Flirty Layered Bob with Flipped Ends

Flirty Layered Bob with Flipped Ends

Flirty layers and flipped ends give the timeless bob haircut a brand-new look. The playful layers add height and fullness, while the flipped ends give it a little extra bounce. This hairstyle is perfect, if you want a dynamic, payful look (that’s also super-easy to style).

#41. Tousled Mid-Length Shag with Bangs

Tousled Mid Length Shag with Bangs

A tousled mid-length shag with bangs gives thin hair all of the pizazz it needs while keeping a beachy and relaxed vibe. Thin hair gets boosted texture and volume from the shaggy layers, finished by the chic face-framing bangs to frame your face. To keep that laid-back look, style this hair in tousled waves.

#42. Sleek Side-Parted Lob

Sleek Side Parted Lob

If you’re not interested in all those layers and texture, go for something smoother, like a sleek side-parted lob. The side part adds a touch of modern elegance to the look, while the sleek and smooth finish of the lob revives thin hair, giving it some much-needed fullness.

#43. Edgy Short Cut with Spiked Top

Edgy Short Cut with Spiked Top

Go for an edgy short cut with a spiked top to make your thin hair stand out (and up). This spunky haircut has a vibe all its own, with the spiked top bringing height and texture to your hair, enhanced by tapered sides. This is also an extremely versatile haircut for easy everyday styling without sacrificing an inch of edge.

#44. Side-Parted Bob with Soft Waves

Soft Waves Bob with Side Parting

Take your thin hair from flat to fab with a stunning side-parted bob styled in soft waves. The side-parted bob is a fan favorite for boosting thin hair and giving it some shape. But this style is taken to the next level with soft, full-bodied waves.

#45. Mid-Length Cut with Face-Framing Layers

Mid Length Cut with Face Framing Layers

If you like to change your look up all the time, choose something versatile, like a mid-length cut with infinite styling options. This is enhanced by flattering layers that add subtle volume while softly highlighting your facial features and maintaining the versatility mid-length cuts are known and loved for.

#46. Classic Pixie with Modern Twist

Classic Pixie with Modern Twist

Timeless yet contemporary, the classic pixie cut with a modern twist offers a striking balance between two very different styles. This hybrid hairstyle enhances even the thinnest of hair through full, textured layered. This modern twist makes the look even more snazzy than the typical pixie cut but is just as bold and easy to style.

#47. Wavy Textured Bob with a Middle Part

Wavy Textured Bob with Middle Part

For something vivacious but well-balanced, try a wavy textured bob with a middle part. This refreshing, modern take on a beloved style adds vital volume to thin hair and the middle part keeps everything balanced. It’s the perfect casual cut for something polished yet simple to style. 

#48. Elegant Layered Lob with Slight Curls

Elegant Layered Lob with Slight Curls

Give your thin hair all the lift it needs with an elegant layered love styled in slight curls for a graceful, sophisticated look. The lob cut’s layers give some volume at the roots while the rest of your hair gets body from soft, gentle curls. This cut also works well to enhance natural waves.

#49. Short Blunt Bob with Side Swept Bangs

Short Blunt Bob with Side Swept Bangs

A short blunt bob with side-swept bangs gives any thin-haired girl a flawlessly fashion-forward look. The bob’s blunt cuts create thicker-looking hair in all the right places with the side-swept bangs as a fabulous finishing touch. This is the perfect solution to giving your thin hair some life with something trendy while keeping it low-maintenance.

#50. Romantic Waves on Medium Length Hair

Romantic Waves on Medium Length Hair

A medium-length cut gives thin hair a better chance at volume while still looking long and luxurious. You can supercharge that by styling your medium hair with dreamy, romantic waves for full-bodied volume from root to tip.

#51. Angular Jaw-Length Bob with Precise Edges

Angular Jaw Length Bob with Precise Edges

For something peppy yet pristine, look no further than the angular jaw-length bob with precise edges. This striking cut creates a smart, shapely look with sharp, precise edges that add full volume to thin hair while remaining effortlessly trendy.

#52. Layered Bob with Whispy Bangs

Layered Bob with Whispy Bangs

The perfect hairstyle for all hair textures, the layered bob offers everything thin hair needs to stand at attention for full-bodied volume. Then, for that added playful touch, you can finish the look off with light, wispy bangs.

#53. Sophisticated Long Bob with Subtle Layers

Sophisticated Long Bob with Subtle Layers

A sophisticated long bob with subtle layers creates a refined yet relaxed aesthetic. The subtle layers give thin hair definition and volume, making it thicker and fuller. Plus, this style offers ultra-versatility.

#54. Short Choppy Cut with Textured Top

Short Choppy Cut with Textured Top

Put some life back into your thin hair with something modern and edgy, like a short, choppy cut with a textured top. The choppy layers make for major texture and volume, resulting in fuller-looking hair. This is the perfect style if you love bold style but want to keep your styling routine short and simple.

#55. Razor Cut Medium Shag with Layered Bangs

Razor Cut Medium Shag with Layered Bangs

For effortless volume and stunning style, you’ve got to try a razor-cut shag with layered bangs. The shag is perfect for giving thin hair a much-needed volume boost, while the razor cuts create a personalized type of texture. Then, the layered bangs add a flirty finishing touch.

#56. Voluminous Curly Pixie Cut

Voluminous Curly Pixie Cut 1

Calling all curly girls! If your natural texture needs a reset, go for a voluminous curly pixie cut. This style helps improve your natural curl pattern while creating a full shape and dramatic edge for thinner hair without sacrificing an ounce of trendiness.

#57. Tapered Bob with Side Fringe

Tapered Bob with Side Fringe

If sleek and chic is your look, there’s no better style than a tapered bob with a sassy side fringe. The tapering creates a sharp line for smooth movement, with the side fringe adding a super-stylish flair. This hairstyle is ideal for thin hair, especially if you want a striking, polished look with a cheeky edge.

#58. Long Layered Cut with Soft Waves

Long Layered Cut with Soft Waves

For those girls who love their length but are being dragged down by thin hair, there’s nothing more perfect than a long layered cut styled in soft waves. Long layers allow you to keep your long, luscious locks while still getting some body and volume from the layers. You can get even more texture and movement with some beautiful soft waves.

#59. Textured Lob with Choppy Layers

Textured Lob with Choppy Layers

Shake up your thin hair with a bold, dynamic, textured lob with choppy layers. The choppy layers add an exuberant body and texture that breathes life into thin hair while giving it a spunky, modern aesthetic. Plus, this style is super-easy to style and works for all hair textures.

#60. Short Asymmetrical Cut with Long Bangs

Short Asymmetrical Cut with Long Bangs

Feeling adventurous? Take your look to the top with an alluring asymmetrical cut with long bangs. The asymmetrical cut throws the look visually off-balance, creating a striking contrast that turns heads everywhere you go. Then, the long bangs accentuate the shape while creating the illusion of more volume on the top.

#61. Shoulder-Length Cut with Graduated Layers

Shoulder Length Cut with Graduated Layers

A shoulder-length cut with graduated layers is an A+ way to bring life to flat, thin hair. Graduated layers lift thin hair from the root and cascade down, enhancing the natural movement in your hair. This versatile cut is best for giving thinner straight and wavy hair a simply styled yet sophisticated revival.

#62. Playful Bob with Curly Ends

Playful Bob with Curly Ends

Youthful and charming, a playful bob with curly ends can really make the most out of thin hair. Bob cuts are famous for creating volume at the crown. But this style gives you full volume right down to the fun curly ends that give your ends fullness, bounce, and a whole lot of style.

#63. Sleek Chin Length Bob with Middle Part

Sleek Chin Length Bob with Middle Part

If full volume isn’t your thing, and you’re more about fashion than function, that’s okay! A sleek chin-length bob with a middle part offers a cleaner, more elegant aesthetic. The middle part provides balance, while the sleek finish makes thin hair look polished and refined. Plus, the chin-length cut highlights your cheekbones and jawline.

#64. Tousled Pixie with Long Bangs

Tousled Pixie with Long Bangs

A tousled pixie with long bangs is the perfect balance between soft and edgy, with some voluminous flair. The tousled pixie cut brings all the full-bodied volume and texture you need to make your thin hair stand out, while the long bangs offer unlimited styling options and a touch of trendy personality.

#65. Feathered Mid-Length Cut with Voluminous Top

Feathered Mid Length Cut with Voluminous Top

The feathered mid-length cut with a voluminous top is perfect for breathing life into thin hair without going short. The feathering technique adds lightweight movement from root to tip, while the voluminous top makes your hair look thicker (but only where you need it). But what you’re really going to love is the infinite styling opportunities.

#66. Casual Bob with Loose Waves

Casual Bob with Loose Waves

A casual bob with loose waves has a soft, easy-going aesthetic that brings a beautifully Bohemian vibe to a usually sharply shaped cut. The loose waves enhance thin hair to its fullest potential, giving it bounce, body, and texture. This hairstyle works perfectly with styled or natural waves for a classic blend of relaxed and refined.

#67. Choppy Layered Cut with Side Swept Fringe

Choppy Layered Cut with Side Swept Fringe

Get jaw-dropping style with a choppy layered cut with a side-swept fringe. Choppy layers provide incredible texture and volume, making you look like you have fuller, thicker hair. Then, the side-swept fringe comes in for that soft yet stunning finishing touch.

#68. Edgy Pixie Bob with Sharp Layers

Edgy Pixie Bob with Sharp Layers

If you’re into all things grunge, oh boy, do we have the haircut for you! The edgy pixie bob with sharp layers is made to make you stand out by taking the best of two iconic styles. The sharp layers don’t just give you volume and texture, there’s a ton of striking style, too. And best of all? This haircut takes seconds to style.

#69. Medium Shag with Curtain Bangs

Medium Shag with Curtain Bangs

Give your thin hair some retro flair with all of the texture and volume you could want with the classic medium shag with curtain bangs. This timeless style gives thin hair everything it needs to shine, with shaggy layers adding volume and movement, while the curtain bangs provide a beautiful frame for your face, before seamlessly blending into the rest of the cut.

#70. Long Bob with Disconnected Layers

Long Bob with Disconnected Layers

A hot take on an old classic, the long bob with disconnected layers brings a modern, unique vibe to this long-loved style. The disconnected layers create high-definition texture and volume, making it perfect for thin hair. But even better, this cut is fully versatile. Straight or curly, it all works.

#71. Textured Pixie with Slicked Back Top

Textured Pixie with Slicked Back Top

Get the best of both worlds with a textured pixie cut complete with a slicked-back top. The textured pixie cut gives thin hair all of the dimension, volume, and movement it needs, while the contrasting slicked-back top brings a sleek, refined aesthetic to the whole look.

#72. Wavy Lob with Textured Ends

Wavy Lob with Textured Ends

The lob cut is always trendy. But you can make it your own with some waves and textured ends! Textured ends give the lovely lob a punchy, modern vibe, while the waves bring soft  volume to your hair. This style is extremely easy to manage and looks good with styled or natural waves.

#73. Voluminous Pixie with Chic Undercut

Chic Undercut with Voluminous

Show off your dashing and daring side with a voluminous pixie paired with a chic undercut. A voluminous pixie is famously edgy and perfect for texturizing thin hair. But the undercut takes that to the next level for all of the style and drama you can handle.

#74. Long Layered Bob with Side Bangs

Long Layered Bob with Side Bangs

Pair fashion and function with a versatile long-layered bob with side bangs. Long layers add body and dimension, while the side bangs frame your face with an elegant edge. But the best thing about this hairstyle is its style versatility. Straight or curly, up or down– This style does it all.

#75. Sleek Shoulder Length Cut with Subtle Undercut

Sleek Shoulder Length Cut with Subtle Undercut

For all things classic and elegant, with a tiny bit of edgy flair, there’s absolutely nothing finer than the sleek shoulder-length cut with a subtle undercut. You get all the sophistication of the sleek shoulder-length cut with a slight touch of boldness and contemporary style, compliments of the subtle undercut. 


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